EVENTS
Stay updated on the key events driving the campaign forward, from regional youth consultations to global advocacy platforms.
Global Humanitarian Youth Summit 2026
The Global Youth Humanitarian Summit is the sector’s turning point to look backward at the broken promises since the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), and look forward to co-designing the new architecture, moving from token consultation to structural co-leadership.
The Summit employs a dynamic hybrid model that directly links frontline realities with global policy processes:
Global Online Plenary (7 May 2026): High-level digital convening bringing together UN principals, donors, humanitarian agencies, and youth advocates to negotiate and adopt commitments.
In-Person Local Hubs (20–30 April 2026): Youth-led physical gatherings in selected crisis-affected contexts. These hubs will surface unfiltered grassroots priorities and feed them directly into the global plenary.
Aligning with the priorities of the HUmanitarian Reset, the Summit is designed around the following three key themes-
DEVOLVE (Shifting Power & Resources): Tackling financial bottlenecks to negotiate specific access tracks, simplify due diligence, and secure fair overheads for youth-led organizations.
DELIVER (Accountability & Participation): Upgrading Accountability to Affected People (AAP) by co-creating transparent feedback loops and grievance mechanisms.
DEFEND (Protection & Civic Space): Addressing severe risks by establishing joint protocols for youth safety and defending civic space.
Localization Action Hubs (LAH)
Between 20–30 April 2026, a series of Localization Action Hubs will take place across crisis-affected contexts. These are physical, youth-led spaces, independently shaped within each context yet connected through the shared purpose of the #ChangeTheCode campaign.
Each hub will bring together local actors to examine how global humanitarian policies intersect with lived realities, co-create grounded recommendations, and articulate clear demands. These outcomes will feed directly into the global plenary on May 7 at the Global Humanitarian Youth Summit.
Locations:
Nigeria | Palestine | Mali | Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | Senegal